SACRAMENTO – Gov. Gavin Newsom on Wednesday signed legislation by Sen. Catherine S. Blakespear, D-Encinitas, to improve coordination among military and civil authorities to protect against domestic violence. The legislation ensures that military orders safeguarding U.S. servicemembers and their families are not disregarded, or unknown to authorities, simply because they are not on a military base. 

Gov. Gavin Newsom today signed Sen. Jerry McNerney’s SB 947, the No Robo Bosses Act of 2026 — a groundbreaking new law that requires human oversight of artificial intelligence systems in the workplace to prevent abuses.
SB 947 bars California employers from relying solely on AI systems, known as automated decision-making systems (ADS), to fire or discipline workers. It also mandates human oversight and verification when employers use ADS to assist in termination and disciplinary decisions. It is the first such law in the nation.

SACRAMENTO – Gov. Gavin Newsom on Wednesday signed legislation by Sen. Catherine S. Blakespear, D-Encinitas, to strengthen consumer protections around how electric bicycles are marketed and sold. The legislation prevents manufacturers and sellers from labeling an electric motor vehicle as an e-bike if it doesn’t meet the requirements of an e-bike. California law defines an e-bike as having no more than 750 watts of power and going no faster than 20 mph on a throttle or 28 mph when pedal assisted. 

Governor Gavin Newsom today signed Senator Lola Smallwood-Cuevas’ (D-Los Angeles) 2026 legislative package that advances worker protections, expands pathways to good jobs, improves access to healthcare, and invests in communities across California.

SACRAMENTO – In the face of a difficult insurance market, SB 1301, authored by Senator Ben Allen (D-Pacific Palisades), was recently signed into law to help more Californians at risk of losing their coverage on the private market.

SACRAMENTO – On Thursday, SB 766, also known as the CA CARS Act (Allen, 2025), takes effect to provide car shoppers in California with some of the strongest consumer protections in the nation, saving time, money, and lives.

SACRAMENTO – Yesterday, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law Senate Bill 420, authored by Senator Steve Padilla (D-San Diego). The new law ensures organizations tied to private immigration detention centers cannot claim charitable tax status solely because they are organized as nonprofits.

Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed Sen. Jerry McNerney’s SB 925, which accelerates the development of fusion energy in California – a potential clean power gamechanger.
SB 925 requires the California Energy Commission (CEC) to develop a strategic plan to advance fusion energy in California. The plan will identify opportunities to expand research and development, locate potential sites for fusion power plants, and create licensing and permitting processes for fusion facilities.

Accountability and protecting Californians are at the heart of SB 957

(SACRAMENTO) – Today, Senate Bill 1367 by Senator Sabrina Cervantes (D-Riverside) was signed into law by Governor Gavin Newsom. This law prohibits local governments from issuing new land-use authorizations that would allow the construction of a detention facility or a change of use that permits using an existing building as a detention facility, when a private entity would operate the detention facility on behalf of a government entity. SB 1367 is sponsored by the Inland Coalition for Immigrant Justice.